LMT vs MSI vs OSIS Stock Comparison

Lockheed Martin, Motorola Solutions and Osi Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$623.10 +19.9% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$145.37B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Defense Industrials
5 wins
OSIS Osi Systems Inc
$200.90 +1.9% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.34B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 5, Osi Systems 4, Motorola Solutions 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLMTMSIOSISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $145.37B $80.11B $3.34B LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 37.5x 21.6x OSIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 26.3x 17.3x OSIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% +10.3% +4.3% MSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 17.4% 8.7% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 20.3% 9.4% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.3x 2.4x LMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% LMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% +9.0% -20.9% LMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +14.3%/yr +16.4%/yr OSIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 26.1% 43.6% MSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 55/100 74/100 OSIS

Percentile Scorecard

LMTMSIOSIS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisLMTMSIOSIS
Valuation 70 #31 of 100 48 #53 of 100 84 #17 of 100
Growth 62 #38 of 97 48 #51 of 97 67 #33 of 97
Profitability 90 #11 of 96 99 #2 of 96 80 #20 of 96
Financial Health 41 #62 of 105 19 #85 of 105 44 #59 of 105
Shareholder Returns 39 #40 of 65 63 #25 of 65 97 #3 of 65
Overall 60 55 74
  • LMT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • MSI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • OSIS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLMTMSIOSISSPY
1 month +19.9%+5.9%+1.9% -0.2%
3 months +7.2%+9.9%-8.9% +3.9%
6 months +21.6%+11.3%-30.1% +8.2%
Year to date +28.8%+26.2%-21.2% +12.9%
1 year +28.0%+9.0%-20.9% +12.3%
3 years +40.5%+77.6%+88.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.0%+21.1%+23.6% +23.3%
5 years +88.0%+95.0%+113.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.5%+14.3%+16.4% +10.9%
10 years +150.7%+558.4%+202.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.6%+20.7%+11.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLMTMSIOSISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%26.1%43.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.5%27.0%44.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.080.121.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.930.34-0.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.2%-27.9%-37.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-1.5%-35.1% -1.2%
52-week high $676.70$491.32$309.68 $779.14
52-week low $439.19$363.83$192.30 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleLMTMSIOSIS
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 26.5x 37.6xmedian 26.5x 21.5xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 3.0x 6.5xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 14.6x 24.6xmedian 14.6x 14.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 26.4x 29.9xmedian 26.4x 14.1xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 2.5x 29.8xmedian 2.5x 3.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 63.26median 0.90 2.84median 0.90 1.15median 0.90

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsLMTMSIOSIS
Revenue $79.12B $12.24B $1.79B
Gross profit $9.28B $6.36B $593.09M
Operating income $9.32B $3.05B $218.97M
Net income $6.51B $2.14B $154.71M
Free cash flow $8.38B $2.68B $227.35M
R&D – $1.02B $79.14M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $12.76 $8.95
Cash & equivalents $5.96B $710.00M $359.83M
Total debt $20.50B $9.03B $3.45B
Shares (diluted) 231.50M 167.20M 17.28M
Enterprise value $129.61B $76.45B $2.17B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricLMTMSIOSIS
P/E 22.1x 37.6x 21.5x
P/FCF 17.2x 29.9x 14.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 26.9x 11.6x
P/S 1.8x 6.5x 1.8x
P/B 14.3x 29.8x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 17.3x -304.4x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.4x 24.6x 14.5x
EV/EBIT 17.0x 29.0x 17.5x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 7.2x 2.1x
EV/FCF 18.9x 33.0x 16.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x 29.7x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 63.26 2.84 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLMTMSIOSIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% 10.3% 4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 8.2% 11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.0% 11.7% 1.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 11.3% 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.8% 8.9% 0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 15.4% 17.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.1% 0.8% 3.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 12.0% 19.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.9% 1.8% 2.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 13.2% 18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.0% 13.9% 182.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 19.4% 42.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 82.5% 12.3% 305.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 21.4% 53.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLMTMSIOSIS
Gross margin 11.7% 52.0% 33.2%
EBITDA margin 13.9% 29.4% 14.8%
Operating margin 11.8% 24.9% 12.3%
Pretax margin 9.7% 22.6% 10.8%
Net margin 8.2% 17.4% 8.7%
FCF margin 10.6% 21.9% 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% 24.3% 15.4%
Return on equity 69.2% 81.5% 17.9%
Return on assets 10.3% 11.2% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 26.5% 20.3% 9.4%
Return on capital employed 23.9% 22.4% 10.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 2.9% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLMTMSIOSIS
Debt / assets 31.8% 46.9% 40.0%
Debt / equity 2.0x 3.4x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.3x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 3.4x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 84.4% 86.0% 66.7%
Equity / assets 15.6% 14.0% 33.3%
Interest coverage 8.6x 6.9x 8.3x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 3.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.8x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.77 4.29 3.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLMTMSIOSIS
Dividend yield 2.2% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% 1.3% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 2.3% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.2% 35.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 38.3% 28.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% 10.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 11.0% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusLMTMSIOSIS
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 26.3xFY2026 17.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $29.52FY2026 $18.41FY2026 $11.62FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +37.4%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +12.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +7.7% +10.4% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $85.91BFY2026 $12.12BFY2026 $1.85BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +14.5%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +3.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +8.2% +16.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLMTMSIOSIS
Held by institutions 75.5% 88.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,780 1,466 366
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +3.4% +0.7%
Institutions buying 1,336 639 191
Institutions selling 1,027 596 134
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.07 1.43

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

LMTMSIOSIS
LMT 1.00 0.21 0.22
MSI 0.21 1.00 0.05
OSIS 0.22 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LMT, MSI and OSIS?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lockheed Martin (LMT) $145.37B, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $80.11B, Osi Systems (OSIS) $3.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, LMT, MSI and OSIS?

Osi Systems (OSIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 22.3x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.5x, Osi Systems (OSIS) 21.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Osi Systems (OSIS) is cheapest (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 21.1x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.3x, Osi Systems (OSIS) 17.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.3%, Osi Systems (OSIS) +4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lockheed Martin (LMT) returned the most: Lockheed Martin (LMT) +28.0%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +9.0%, Osi Systems (OSIS) -20.9%. Over five years, Osi Systems (OSIS) compounded fastest (Lockheed Martin (LMT) +13.5%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.3%/yr, Osi Systems (OSIS) +16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest dividend yield: Lockheed Martin (LMT) 0.02%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 0.00%. Osi Systems (OSIS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Motorola Solutions (MSI) has been the steadiest (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 30.0%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.1%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 43.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LMT, MSI and OSIS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.